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CONFERENCE 
1921 



CONDENSED GUIDE 



TO 



BOSTON AND VICINITY 




COMPLIMENTS OF THE 
BOARD OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 



CONDENSED GUIDE 

TO 

CERTAIN HISTORIC PLACES IN BOSTON 
AND VICINITY 

FOR THE USE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN 
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION DURING THE CONFERENCE 

June 20 to 27, 1921 



Prepared by a Committee of the Massachusetts Library Club and 
Issued by the Board of Free Public Library Commissioners 



BOSTON 
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32 DERNE STREET 
1921 



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Publication of this Document 

approved by the 
Supervisor of Administration 



Gift 

Mrs. H. h.B. Meyer 
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BOARD OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
DIVISION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES 

Charles F. D. Belden, Director 
Anna M. Bancroft Elizabeth P. Sohier 

Edward H. Redstone Hiller C. Wellman 

MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY CLUB, 1920-21 

President: John G. Moulton Haverhill 

Vice-Presidents: Harold T. Dougherty Newton 

E. Kathleen Jones Boston 

Charles R. Green Amherst 

Ex-President: Katharine P. Loring Beverly 

Secretary: Orlando C. Davis Waltham 

Treasurer: George H. Evans Somerville 

Recorder: Frank H. Whitmore Brockton 

GENERAL COMMITTEE ON THE SWAMPSCOTT CONFERENCE 
Charles F. D. Belden, Chairman 
J. Randolph Coolidge, Jr. Anna M. Bancroft 

William C. Lane Bertha V. Hartzell 

Edward H. Redstone Marian P. Kirkland 

Frederick W. Faxon E. Louise Jones 

And the 

Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Library Club, 

consisting of the officers named above 



Index to Places Mentioned 











PAGE 








PAGE 


Arlington 27 


Medford 48 


Belmont 






. 47 


Melrose 






. 48 


Beverly 






. 25 


Milton . 






37, 48 


Boston . 






. 12 


Nahant 






. 21 


Back Bay 






. 14 


Needham 






. 48 


West End 






. 17 


Newton 






. 49 


North End 






. 19 


North Scituate 






. 41 


Brookline 






. 47 


Norwood 






. 49 


Cambridge 








. 33 


Peabody 






. 49 


Chelsea 


s 






. 47 


PljTnouth 






. 43 


Cohasset 








. 41 


Quincy . 






. 38 


Concord 








. 29 


Reading 






. 49 


Dedham 








. 47 


Salem . 






. 22 


Duxbury 








. 42 


Scituate 






. 41 


East Milton 








. 38 


Somerville 






. 49 


Everett 








. 47 


Stoneham 






. 50 


Gloucester 








. 26 


Swampscott . 






. 21 


Hingham 








. 40 


Wakefield . 






. 50 


Kingston 








. 42 


Waltham 






. 31 


Lexington 








. 28 


Watertown . 






. 32 


Lynn 








. 22 


Wellesley 






. 50 


Magnolia 








. 25 


Weston . 






. 50 


Maiden 








. 48 


Weymouth . 






. 40 


Manchester 








. 25 


Winchester . 






. 51 


Marblehead 








. 22 


Winthrop 






. 51 


Marshfieid 








. 41 


Wo burn 






. 51 



NEW ENGLAND 

As the visitor to the nation's capital takes the first opportunity 
to make a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon, so it is natural that those 
who come to Boston from distant points should be eager to see 
Plymouth, Lexington, Concord, and other shrines of Colonial and 
Revolutionary patriotism or of American letters. Fortunately for 
the visitor who likes to reconstruct the ancient scene in his mind's 
eye, much of the landscape background, particularly at Concord 
and Lexington, and to a lesser extent about Plymouth Harbor, 
remains sufficiently unchanged by the works of man to afford the 
imagination a fairly satisfactory canvas to play upon. 

The New Englander of to-day, however, takes pride not only in 
these landmarks of a worthy past, but quite as much in the credit- 
able part that his fellow citizens in this little corner of these United 
States are taking in American life at the present time. It is the 
pleasant habit of a certain school of writers with which librarians 
are familiar to assert that New England to-day is living upon her 
past. It would perhaps be sufficient answer to this charge to say 
that the observant visitor with the open mind will see ample evi- 
dence to the contrary, even upon his historical pilgrimages, and 
will inevitably sense the existence of a very living, energetic, and 
modern New England intermingled with the New England of 
tradition. But let us re-enforce his conclusions with a few pertinent 
facts. 

Industrial New England to-day produces over one-third of the 
country's textiles, her annual output being valued at over $500,- 
000,000; over one-half of its boots and shoes, with a value nearly 
as great; and over two-thirds of its rubber shoes, valued at over 
$25,000,000. 



8 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

Pulp and paper-making is New England's third largest industry. 
Maine leads, with the largest newsprint and chemical pulp mills in 
the country, while Massachusetts provides quality in its high-grade 
writing papers, and incidentally manufactures at Dalton, in the 
Berkshires, all of Uncle Sam's banknote paper. 

Providence is the first jewelry city in the country, while Rhode 
Island and Massachusetts together turn out 44 per cent of the 
country's annual output. Meriden, Conn., is the country's silver- 
ware headquarters. 

There are no higher grade edged tools than those made in New 
England. Connecticut produces one-half the brass, bronze, and 
copper goods, over one-half the firearms, and nearly one-half the 
clocks of the entire country. At New Britain, Conn., is the largest 
cutlery factory in America. 

The General Electric Company, of national reputation, has two 
of its largest plants at Lynn and at Pittsfield, Mass. At Plym- 
outh may be seen the country's largest rope-making establishment, 
whose steamers bring manila and sisal direct to Plymouth Rock. 
Massachusetts is the second State in chocolate manufacture; the 
industry will be noticeably in evidence when passing through 
Milton Lower Mills en route to Plymouth. At Waltham, when 
returning from Concord, the largest watch factory in the world 
will be seen. 

All the New England States have their textile mills and shoe 
factories. Maine has also a tremendous lumber industry, and still 
builds iron ships at Bath and canoes at Old Town. And, speaking 
of shipbuilding, the Fore River plant at Quincy, Mass., now ab- 
sorbed by the Bethlehem Steel Company, is one of the largest in 
the country. 

In building materials, New England produces nearly one-half 
the granite output of the country, not to mention its marble, lime- 
stone and slate. In this quarrying business Vermont leads. 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 9 

In agriculture, strange as it may sound to western ears, Maine 
holds enviable records, for, according to her Commissioner of 
Agriculture, she has lately had an average production of 46 bushels 
of corn to the acre, the national average being 29.8; 41 bushels of 
oats, the national average being 25.8; and 260 bushels of potatoes, 
the national average being 109.5. 

Not wholly industrial and agricultural, however, is New England's 
present-day activity. Her six small States fairly bristle with col- 
leges, universities, and technical schools, among them Amherst, 
Bates, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, 
Clark, Colby, Connecticut College, Dartmouth, Harvard, Holy 
Cross, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury, Mount 
Holyoke, Radcliffe, Simmons, Smith, Trinity, Tufts, Wellesley, 
Wesleyan, Wheaton, Williams, Worcester Polytechnic, Yale, the 
University of Maine, the University of Vermont, and the State 
agricultural colleges. They all nourish, and the majority of them 
attract students from far beyond New England's borders. In ad- 
dition, we may mention characteristic local institutions of Boston, 
aiming especially at the higher education of those who must com- 
bine learning and earning, such as the Franklin Union, the Trade 
Union College, the Wentworth Institute, and the unique Univer- 
sity Extension system of the State of Massachusetts, which pro- 
vides instruction by both class and correspondence in every part 
of the State. 

In the World War, New England's sons and daughters, whether 
of native stock or of foreign birth (and over one-third of her popu- 
lation is foreign-born), did not fail to uphold the traditions of 
Lexington and Concord. Her one great division, the Twenty-sixth, 
was continuously in action in France from February, 1918, until 
the armistice. 

It will be noticed that we have made no mention of New Eng- 
land's literary activity, of her great part in the development of 



10 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

American libraries, or of other fields in which New England is con- 
tributing in full measure to the life of the twentieth century, but 
this little guidebook has not been planned as " booster" literature, 
but as your welcome to New England; and the purpose of these 
introductory paragraphs is only to make clear the spirit of the 
New England of to-day — where reverence for noble tradition by 
no means overshadows the sense of present-day responsibilities. 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 



11 



LOCAL PRONUNCIATIONS 

Maoy of the place-names and family names in eastern Massa- 
chusetts have peculiar local pronunciations, some dating back to 
Colonial times, others acquired gradually through the passing 
years. Visitors coming to New England for the first time may like 
to forearm themselves with a little practice on the principal local- 
isms, which are here given. 



Belmont 


Bel'mont 


Needham 


Needum 


Beverly 


Bev'erly 


Newburyport 


Newbury-port' 


Billerica 


Bill Ricker 


Quincy 


Quinzy (not 


Chelsea 


Chelsy 




Quince-y) 


Concord 


Conquered (not 


Reading 


Redding 




Con-cord) 


Scituate 


Sit'u-ate 


Copley 


Cop-ley 


Somerville 


Summerville 


Dedham 


Deddum 


Stonehani 


Stone'ham 


Gloucester 


Gloster 


Tremont 


Trem'mont 


Haverhill 


Hayver-ill (not 


Waban 


Waw'bn 




Havver-hill) 


Waltham 


Wawl'tham 


Hingham 


Hing'um 


Woburn 


Woo'bn (oo as in 


Maiden 


Mawlden 




moon) 


Marblehead 


Marble-head 7 


Worcester 


Woo'ster (oo as in 


Melrose 


Mel' rose 




foot — not as in 


Nahant 


N-hahnt' 




Wooster, Ohio) 



12 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 



BOSTON 

It is not possible within the limits of this guide to deal with 
Boston's multitude of historic, literary, and civic landmarks. 
That has already been done in Rand, McNally's guide, and other 
guidebooks which may be found at news-stands and bookstores, 
and in the more thorough books by Edwin M. Bacon and others 
which are listed at the end of this booklet. Moreover, every one 
registering at the Swampscott Conference will receive a copy of 
the Stranger's Directory of Boston, by courtesy of the Boston 
Transcript, a copy of the illustrated handbook describing the 
Central Building of the Boston Public Library, by courtesy of the 
Library's Trustees, and other publications. 

It has been thought, however, that the following brief sugges- 
tions as to routes might be welcomed by visiting librarians who 
may wish to devote a limited amount of time to the sights of Boston, 
including some of its libraries. Each route includes an important 
unit in the Boston Public Library system. 

Trains from Swampscott and Lynn (Boston & Maine Railroad) 
arrive at the North Station. The subway station, with cars for 
Scollay Square and Park Street, is directly across the street, on the 
street level. Overhead is the L station, for all points on the Ele- 
vated and the Washington Street tunnel. (Warning: all street 
car, elevated and subway fares in Boston, and, for the most part, 
in all suburbs, are 10 cents.) Take subway cars for Park Street 
station (Boston's most central transfer point), and change for Copley 
station, which is just across the street from the Boston Public 
Library. Park Street station is also a transfer point for the South 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 13 

Station (Boston & Albany and New York, New Haven & Hartford 
railroads) and for Cambridge (Harvard University). 

Through trolley cars from Swampscott to Boston pass through 
Lynn, Revere, Chelsea, and Charlestown to the Scollay Square 
subway station, beyond which point another fare must be paid. 
These cars are convenient for reaching the United States Navy 
Yard, Bunker Hill Monument, and the Charlestown Branch Li- 
brary (Katharine S. Rogan, Librarian) at Monument Square. 



14 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 



ROUTE 1 - COPLEY SQUARE, THE CENTRAL 
LIBRARY 

The Central building of the Boston Public Library (Charles F. D. 
Belden, Librarian) faces eastward on Copley Square. The front 
entrance is on Dartmouth Street, with Boylston Street passing the 
Library on the north, and Huntington Avenue on the south. 

Immediately behind the Library on Boylston Street is the College 
of Liberal Arts of Boston University. Directly across Copley 
Square from the Library is Trinity (Phillips Brooks') Church. 
Across Boylston Street, at the corner of Dartmouth, is the New Old 
South. Behind this, at the corner of Dartmouth and Newbury 
streets, is the Boston Art Club, with a free exhibition of paintings. 
Turning the corner of Newbury Street, a few steps west, at No. 162, 
is the Guild of Boston Artists, also with a free exhibition of paint- 
ings and sculpture; at the corner of Newbury and Exeter streets is 
the Massachusetts Normal Art School. Continuing westward, at 
No. 108 Massachusetts Avenue, corner of Newbury Street, is the 
Library of the Boston Elevated Railway Company (Louis A. Armi- 
stead, Librarian). To the right, Massachusetts Avenue continues 
across the Charles River to Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
and Harvard University, both in Cambridge. Turning to the left 
on Massachusetts Avenue, and to the right on Boylston Street 
(next corner), in five minutes one reaches the building of the 
Massachusetts Historical Society at the corner of the Fenway 
(Julius H. Tuttle, Librarian), with an exhibit illustrating American 
history. Around the corner, at No. 8 Fenway, is the Boston Med- 
ical Library (Dr. John W. Farlow, Librarian). 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 15 

Starting anew from the Public Library, Huntington Avenue, 
which runs southwest from Copley Square, leads to a number of 
buildings of importance. It passes on the right the rambling edifice 
known as Mechanics' Building, where industrial expositions are 
held. At the two right-hand corners of Huntington and Massa- 
chusetts avenues are, first, Horticultural Hall, then Symphony 
Hall, the headquarters of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ("Pop" 
concerts every evening except Sunday). Further on, on the left, 
are the New England Conservatory of Music and the Y. M. C. A., 
the Boston Opera House (right), Tufts College Medical School 
(left), and the Museum of Fine Arts (right). In the Fenway, near 
the Museum, is the Forsyth Dental Infirmary. Opposite the 
Museum on Huntington Avenue is the Wentworth Institute of 
Mechanic Arts. A little farther on, also in the Fenway, reached 
by Louis Prang Street to the right, are Mrs. Gardner's Italian 
Palace (Fenway Court) and Simmons College (Dr. Henry Lefavour, 
President) and Library School (June R. Donnelly, Director). 

Continuing out Huntington Avenue an important group of educa- 
tional institutions centering about Longwood Avenue is soon 
reached; these include the Boston Normal School, the College of 
Pharmacy, the Harvard Dental School, and the Harvard Medical 
School. Adjacent to these schools is a great group of hospitals. 
A Jamaica Plain car on Huntington Avenue takes one in about fif- 
teen minutes to the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Public Library 
(Mary P. Swain, Librarian), at the corner of South and Sedgwick 
streets, a one-story building serving a residential district. 

Again starting from the Central Library, this time going down 
Boylston Street eastward from Copley Square, one passes on the 
left three prominent buildings in one green plot; these are, in order, 
the College of Business Administration of Boston University, the 
Architectural Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 
nology, and the Boston Society of Natural History. Passing 



16 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

through Berkeley Street to Newbury, and turning to the right, one 
reaches, at No. 28, the Library of the American Academy of Arts 
and Sciences (Mrs. Austin Holden, Assistant Librarian), and at 
No. 114 the Boston Library Society, founded in 1792 (Luella M. 
Eaton, Librarian). At the foot of Newbury Street is the Public 
Garden, beyond which is Boston Common. The street north of 
Newbury is Commonwealth Avenue, which connects the Public 
Garden with the park system of Boston. Two blocks farther north 
is Beacon Street, beyond which is the Charles River Basin and 
Esplanade; on the Cambridge side of the Basin, facing the Espla- 
nade, are the white buildings of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology. 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 17 



ROUTE 2 — BEACON HILL AND THE WEST END 

Starting from Scollay Square and passing south along Tremont 
Street, on the left, at the corner of School Street, is King's Chapel 
with its burying ground, the oldest in the city. Turning up Beacon 
Street to the right, one soon reaches the Boston Athenaeum on the 
left (Charles K. Bolton, Librarian), a proprietary library, founded 
in 1807, containing some 250,000 volumes, including a part of 
Washington's private library. Next beyond the Athenaeum is the 
Congregational House (Pilgrim Press) with library (Rev. William 
H. Cobb, Librarian) containing a large collection of books relating 
to the Puritans. Opposite, on the corner of Bowdoin Street, is the 
building of the American Unitarian Association. 

Across Bowdoin Street is the State House, the central portion by 
Bulfinch (1795). In the extension at the rear is the State Library 
(Edward H. Redstone, Librarian) in which is the William Bradford 
manuscript. On the edge of Boston Common, facing the State 
House, is the Shaw Memorial, by Saint Gaudens. Bordering the 
Common at the left is Park Street. At No. 9 Lafayette stayed in 
1824 and George Ticknor wrote his "History of Spanish Literature." 
A little farther down is the home of the Arts and Crafts Society, 
with an exhibition and sale of artcraft work. At the foot of the 
hill, on the corner of Tremont Street, is Park Street Church. On 
the Common, at the foot of Park Street, is the entrance to the 
Park Street subway station, the central point of the Boston street 
car system. To the left on Tremont Street, next to Park Street 
Church, is the Granary Burial Ground, with graves of Hancock, 
Samuel Adams, and Revere. Returning to Beacon Street, at the 
State House, one is on the edge of Beacon Hill and the West End, 



18 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

the center of Boston's social life in its most famous period. Beacon, 
Chestnut, Mt. Vernon, Pinckney and Charles streets and Louis- 
burg Square are full of literary reminiscences. (See Lindsay Swift's 
" Literary Landmarks of Boston.") At No. 53 Mt. Vernon Street, 
one block west of Beacon, is the General Theological Library (Mary 
B. Pillsbury, Librarian), serving all clergymen in New England. 
Turning eastward on Mt. Vernon Street, passing under the State 
House, and crossing Bowdoin Street, we reach Ashburton Place, 
passing on the left the buildings of the Boston University Law School 
and the New England Historic Genealogical Society (William P. 
Greenlaw, Librarian), containing the largest collection of genealog- 
ical records in America. Farther on, at the end of Ashburton Place, 
on Somerset Street, is the Suffolk County Court House, which con- 
tains the Social Law Library (Howard L. Stebbins, Librarian). To 
the left, at No. 18 Somerset Street, is the Social Sendee Library 
(Bertha V. Hartzell, Librarian). Returning to Bowdoin Street, and 
turning down the hill to the right, we reach Cambridge Street; 
across the street, on the corner of Lynde Street, is the West End 
Branch Library (Florence M. Bethune, Librarian), formerly the 
West Church, a typical branch serving a foreign population. Be- 
yond the Library, at the opposite corner, is the Harrison Gray Otis 
house, with the historical museum and library of the Society for the 
Preservation of New England Antiquities. The collection includes 
15,000 photographs of old New England houses and furniture. 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 19 



ROUTE 3 — THE NORTH END 

From Scollay Square, going eastward down hill along Court 
Street, we pass the site of Franklin's printing office, where the Old 
Colony Trust Company now stands; opposite is the Annex to City 
Hall. On Washington Street, at the foot of Court Street, is the 
Old State House, built in 1712, with a collection illustrating the 
history of Boston, in charge of the Bostonian Society. Turning to 
the right, southward, on Washington Street, toward the retail shop- 
ping district, we reach the Old South Meeting House, now a museum 
of Colonial furniture and historical relics, at the corner of Milk 
Street. At No. 17 Milk Street, opposite the church, is the site of 
Franklin's birthplace. At No. 137 Milk Street, just beyond Post 
Office Square, is the engineering and financial library of Stone & 
Webster (George W. Lee, Librarian). The engineering and textile 
library of Lockwood, Greene & Co. (Ruth A. Phillips, Librarian) is 
at 60 Federal Street, just south of Milk Street. Going north from 
Milk Street through Post Office Square and Congress Street we 
reach State Street, the earliest center of Boston life, with the Old 
State. House at its head, on the left. (Note the Lion and the Uni- 
corn.) Just in front of this building is the site of the Boston Mas- 
sacre, 1770, marked by a circle of paving stones. Turning to the 
left through Exchange Street we reach Dock Square, with the Sav- 
age Winslow House, built about 1700, at the corner. To the right, 
facing the Square, is Faneuil Hall, the " Cradle of Liberty," with 
the museum of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. 
Leaving Faneuil Hall, and turning north on Union Street, we reach 
the "Sign of the Blue Bell," the site of Franklin's home, at the 
corner of Union and Hanover Streets. Passing down Hanover 



20 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

Street, and through Salem Street to the left, we traverse the North 
End. On the right, at the foot of Hull Street, we presently reach 
Christ Church, the oldest house of worship in the city, in the tower 
of which were hung the signal lanterns of Paul Revere. On Hull 
Street to the left is Copp's Hill Burying Ground, with graves dating 
from 1660. Returning a short distance on Salem Street, and turn- 
ing to the left on North Bemiet Street, we reach the North End 
Branch Library (Josephine E. Kenney, Librarian), a typical for- 
eigners' branch, provided with roof garden and club rooms. Con- 
tinuing on North Bennet Street to Hanover, and turning to the 
right, we reach Prince Street, which leads to North Square and the 
home of Paul Revere (admission 25 cents). Continuing down 
North Street we reach Dock Square, and, crossing Washington 
Street, return to Scollay Square by Cornhill with its old book shops. 



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GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 21 



NORTH SHORE TRIP 

Tuesday afternoon, June 21, 1921 

The term "North Shore" is applied to the coast of Massachusetts 
lying north of Boston Harbor. 

Swampscott (population, 8,101), first settled in 1629, was a 
part of Lynn until 1852. The name is of Indian origin and is said 
to mean " Red Rock." Swampscott is a residential town and a favor- 
ite summer resort. The fish houses which formerly lined the shores 
have been removed and the beaches are now reserved as public 
property. From the New Ocean House, Nahant and Egg Rock 
lighthouse are in the foreground, and in clear weather the "South 
Shore" (Nantasket Beach, etc.) can be seen in the distance. The 
Public Library, 13,200 volumes (S. Louise Honors, Librarian) was 
started in 1868, and was formerly in the Town Hall. The present 
building was erected by the town in 1916 at a cost of $25,000 on 
land donated by Prof. Elihu Thomson. The library has already 
outgrown its shelf capacity. The town has appropriated this year 
$5,300, and there is available the income from $10,000 of invested 
funds. Open from 2 to 9. 

Nahant (population, 1,318) is a summer resort town, situated 
on the promontory seen south of Swampscott. Agassiz, Longfellow, 
Prescott, Motley, and other Boston literati of the nineteenth cen- 
tury passed their summers here. The home of Senator Henry Cabot 
Lodge is at Eastern Point. Bass Point is famous for shore dinners. 
Library, 26,713 volumes (May W. Perkins, Librarian). Steamers 
run frequently from Otis Wharf, Boston. 



22 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

Lynn (population, 99,148) was first settled in 1629 and named 
for Lynn Regis, Norfolk, Eng. It is the leading city in the world 
for the manufacture of women's shoes. The General Electric Com- 
pany has two extensive plants — the Federal Street works and 
the River works. There are 108 buildings, covering 200 acres and 
providing 3,000,000 square feet of floor space. Approximately 
12,000 persons are employed. Lynn Woods, a city park reserva- 
tion of about 2,200 acres, is left largely in a state of nature. The 
shore from Nahant Beach to Swampscott has been taken over by 
the Metropolitan Park Commission, which has built a fine concrete 
embankment and boulevard along the shore. Lynn Public Library, 
117,000 volumes, four branches (Clarence E. Sherman, Librarian), 
is at the corner of City Hall Square and North Common Street, on 
the line of the Lynn and Boston and Lynn and Saugus Center 
trolleys. 

Marblehead (4 miles from Swampscott by trolley or train, pop- 
ulation, 7,324) is built on a rocky peninsula. In early times it was 
largely engaged in the fisheries. Its narrow, crooked streets and 
quaint houses have much interest for visitors. Marblehead Neck 
is a summer resort, and many yachts and pleasure boats frequent 
the harbor during the season. Abbot Public Library, 23,000 vol- 
umes (Sarah E. Gregory, Librarian), is in Abbot Hall, on Washing- 
ton Square, about five minutes' walk from the railroad station or 
trolley line. Open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sat- 
urdays from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8. Willard's famous painting, 
"Yankee Doodle," is hung in Abbot Hall. The Lee mansion 
(1776), at 169 Washington Street, is a remarkably well-preserved 
specimen of somewhat pretentious colonial architecture and may 
be visited for a small fee. 

Salem (population, 42,529) was the mother town of Essex 
County. The Indian name was Naumkeag. Roger Conant (statue 
at west end of Common) built the first house in 1626. John Ende- 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 23 

cott, with his company, came in 1628. In 1692 nineteen persons 
accused of witchcraft were hung (not burned) on Gallows Hill, at 
the west end of the town. Giles Corey was pressed to death for 
refusing to plead. At the North Bridge, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 1775, 
occurred the first armed resistance of the Revolution, when Lieu- 
tenant Colonel Leslie and the Sixty-fourth Regiment of the King's 
Regulars landed at Marblehead and marched to Salem in search 
of concealed cannon. They were successfully opposed by the 
townspeople, and returned to Boston without the cannon. Salem's 
early trade with India, China, and Far Eastern countries made the 
town famous during the nineteenth century. The city is notable 
for its Colonial (Georgian) architecture and its museums. The visi- 
tor arriving by trolley or train naturally goes first to Town House 
Square, the location of the Town House where the first Provincial 
Congress, assembled Oct. 5, 1774, passed a vote renouncing the 
authority of the British Parliament and adjourned to Concord. 
On the eastern corner of the square stands the First Church. (See 
tablet.) A stone in the pavement marked "H" marks the site of 
the "old town pump" made famous by Hawthorne in his "Rill 
from the Old Town Pump." Essex Street is Hawthorne's "Main 
Street." At 161 Essex Street is the Peabody Museum. The Ma- 
rine Room contains models and pictures of ships, portraits of 
Salem merchants and shipmasters, and objects connected with the 
commercial history of Salem. Upstairs is an Essex County natural 
history collection and an ethnological exhibit, the latter containing 
one of the most complete Japanese collections in the world. 

The Essex Institute, 132 Essex Street (Louise M. Taylor, Li- 
brarian), contains a library of over 500,000 volumes — books, 
pamphlets and bound newspapers, history, genealogy and science, 
special libraries on China and the Chinese, and the commercial 
marine. The Museum has one of the finest collections in the coun- 
try of historical relics, costumes, furniture, manuscripts, etc., in- 



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eluding three rooms furnished in the style of 1800, and a picture 
gallery, mainly of historical portraits. In the Institute grounds is 
a seventeenth century house furnished in the style of 1700, and a 
garden of the same period. Hawthorne's birthplace is at 27 Union 
Street; house not open to visitors. The Custom House, 178 Derby 
Street, built in 1819, was described in the preface to his "Scarlet 
Letter." On Derby Street are many of the fine houses built by the 
old merchants and shipmasters, but now occupied by foreigners. 
The House of Seven Gables, 54 Turner Street, was often visited by 
Hawthorne. It is now a settlement house, open to visitors on pay- 
ment of a small fee. 

Charter Street Burial Ground. The oldest stone is dated 
1673. Capt. Richard More (only contemporaneous gravestone of 
a " Mayflower" Pilgrim known to exist), Gov. Simon Bradstreet, 
Chief Justice Lynde, and Judge Hathorne were buried here. (See 
tablet at gate.) At 53 Charter Street is the Grimshawe House, the 
scene of "Dr. Grimshawe's Secret." Hawthorne's wife lived here 
during their courtship. Chestnut Street is lined with fine examples 
of early nineteenth century houses. Pickering House, 18 Broad 
Street, was built in 1660 by John Pickering, and has always been 
held by the family. The gables were added in 1841. 

Salem Public Library, 370 Essex Street (Gardner M. Jones, Li- 
brarian), is in a house built in 1855 by Capt. John Bertram, and 
given to the city by his heirs in 1887. The building was enlarged 
in 1911-12. The Library, including branches, has 70,000 vol- 
umes. Open 9 to 9. The South Branch Library building, corner 
of Lafayette Street and Ocean Avenue, on the trolley line from 
Salem to Marblehead, was built in 1912-13. Open 2 to 6 and 7 to 
9. Salem Athenaeum, 339 Essex Street, 29,000 volumes (Alice 
H. Stone, Librarian); incorporated in 1810, having been the out- 
growth of the Social Library of 1760 and the Philosophical Library 
of 1781. Witch House, 310 Essex Street, built before 1675. Judge 



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Corwin lived here in 1692, and some preliminary witch examinations 
are said to have taken place here. 

Peirce-Nichols House, 80 Federal Street, built in 1782 from de- 
signs by Samuel Mclntire, is a fine example of colonial architecture. 
The Essex County Court House is on Federal Street; in the clerk's 
office are shown witch records and " witch pins;" the Law Library, 
30,000 volumes (Sumner Y. Wheeler, Librarian), is on the second 
floor. 

For further information see "Visitor's Guide", published by the 
Essex Institute. 

Beverly (population, 22,561), formerly a part of Salem, was 
settled in 1630. Along the shore and at Montserrat, Pride's Cross- 
ing, and Beverly Farms are many magnificent summer residences. 
The United Shoe Machinery Company's plant is the most impor- 
tant industry. The Beverly Public Library, 43,000 volumes 
(Martha P. Smith, Librarian), at Essex Street, corner of Winter, 
occupies a brick building with marble trimmings, completed in 
1913; Cass Gilbert, architect. The house of the Rev. John Hale, 
first persecutor of the so-called "witches," is still standing on 
Hale Street, nearly opposite the Common. 

Manchester (population, 2,466) was incorporated in 1645. It 
has many fine estates. The "Singing Beach," when pressed by the 
foot or struck by an incoming wave, sends forth a musical sound. 
Along the shore are many bold headlands. Manchester Public 
Library, 15,500 volumes (Jennie C. Sargent, Librarian), occupies 
a granite building, the gift of T. Jefferson Coolidge; Charles F. 
McKim, architect. \ 

Magnolia is a part of Gloucester. As a summer resort it dates 
from 1870. The large hotels are about two miles from the railroad 
station and occupy fine rocky bluffs near Norman's Woe, the scene 
of Longfellow's poem, "The Wreck of the Hesperus." The twenty- 
fourth conference of the A. L. A. was held here in 1902, with head- 



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quarters at the three hotels, — the Hesperus, New Magnolia and 
Oceanside. About one-half mile beyond the hotels is Rafe's Chasm, 
formed by the disintegration of a dike about 200 feet long, 60 feet 
deep, and 10 feet wide. The Magnolia Library Association Library 
contains 8,000 volumes. 

Gloucester (population, 22,947) is one of the foremost fishing 
ports in the world, and a visit to its wharves and fish packing 
houses will be found most interesting and instructive. East Glouces- 
ter is a resort of artists, and contains many fine summer residences. 
Formerly the favorite trip was by trolley "around the Cape," 
through Rockport, with its extensive granite quarries, Pigeon Cove, 
Lanesville, and Annisquam, but now, alas, the Gloucester trolleys 
are no more. The Sawyer Free Library, 23,000 volumes (Rachel 
S. Webber, Librarian), on Middle Street, five minutes from the 
railroad station, occupies a wooden dwelling house altered for 
library purposes. Gloucester was the birthplace of Universalism 
in America, and its first meeting-house is still standing. 



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CONCORD-LEXINGTON TRIP — OVER PAUL 
REVERE'S ROUTE 

Thursday, June 23, 1921 

Shore Boulevards. The first part of the route from Swamp- 
scott will be over a succession of boulevards and parkways which 
form part of the Commonwealth's Metropolitan Park System, and 
are so laid out as to connect the various parks and beach reserva- 
tions belonging to it. The principal one, the Revere Beach Park- 
way, connecting Revere Beach Reservation (Boston's Coney Island) 
with the Mystic River Parkway, takes us through a part of Everett 
(see page 47) into Somerville (see page 49) . There we leave it, and 
passing through the city streets of Somerville and Medford (see 
page 48) come to Arlington, where we first strike the route taken 
by Paul Revere on his famous ride on the night of April 18, 1775, 
to warn the inhabitants that the British were marching to Concord 
to seize the Yankee farmers' military supplies. 

Arlington (population, 18,665), from 1732 to 1807 the Second 
Precinct of Cambridge, was incorporated as West Cambridge in 
1807, and received its present name in 1867. 

Aside from the historic tablets along Massachusetts Avenue, at- 
tention is called to the First Parish Church on the left (founded in 
1733), in the rear of which is the ancient burying ground. Just 
beyond, on the same side, is the Robbins Library (Elizabeth J. 
Newton, Librarian), housing the oldest free library in the State. 
The building was erected in 1892 by Mrs. Maria C. Robbins in 
memory of her husband, Eli Robbins. On the terrace between the 
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28 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

known as the Indian Hunter, by Cyrus E. Dallin, a resident of 
Arlington. To be fully appreciated the statue must be seen at 
close range. 

The Robbins Memorial Town Hall (1913), designed by R. C. 
Sturgis, is one of the most beautiful and serviceable municipal 
buildings in the country. The bronze base of the flagpole, on the 
Town Hall grounds, was designed by Cyrus E. Dallin, and repre- 
sents historical figures of the Arlington squaw sachem, a Puritan 
divine, a Puritan mother and child, and a Minute Man. The 
flowers and fruit are symbolic of Arlington as an agricultural 
town. 

Lexington (population, 6,350) was known as Cambridge Farms 
until 1713, when it was incorporated as a separate settlement, 
taking its name probably from Lord Lexington, a prominent states- 
man. 

Soon after crossing the dividing line between Arlington Heights 
and East Lexington we reach the Stone Building, now a branch of 
Cary Memorial Library. This first object of interest, on the right, 
was the house where Ralph Waldo Emerson and Dr. Charles Follen 
preached before the construction of Follen Church, just beyond. 

Farther along, on the same side, is the house of Jonathan Har- 
rington, the younger, the last survivor of the Battle of Lexington. 

Some few rods beyond, on the left, is the Munroe Tavern, built 
in 1695 and used as headquarters and hospital of Earl Percy, April 
19, 1775. Here, also, George Washington w T as entertained at dinner 
in 1789. 

The stone cannon by the High School, which is presently seen on 
the right, marks the site of one of the field pieces placed by Earl 
Percy to cover the retreat of the British troops. 

In the Town Hall, at Lexington Center, is the masterly painting 
of the Battle of Lexington by Henry Sandham; also, statues of 
John Hancock and Samuel Adams. 



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Cary Memorial Library (Marian P. Kirkland, Librarian), with 
its attractive out-of-door bulletin board, is soon reached. The 
Library was founded in 1868 by Mrs. Maria Hastings Cary; the 
present building was erected in 1906 by Miss Alice Butler Cary in 
memory of her mother. 

A few rods from the library is the famous "Common" or "Battle- 
ground" known as "the birthplace of American liberty." Here 
are many points of vital interest. The Hayes Memorial Fountain, 
with statue of idealized Minute Man, called "Captain Parker," 
Henry H. Kitson, sculptor, faces the British line of march. Buck- 
man Tavern, the rendezvous of the Minute Men, now used as a 
Community House, is just across the Green. "The Pulpit" marks 
the site of the old church past which Pitcairn led his troops. The 
Boulder and Monument mark the line of the Minute Men. 

On the hill to the left is the Old Belfry from which the alarm was 
rung on April 19, 1775. 

Beyond the Common, to the left, is the Old Burying Ground, 
with graves of Captain Parker and other Revolutionary soldiers. 
On the opposite corner, across from the Common, is the house of 
the elder Jonathan Harrington, the scene of a touching incident of 
the battle. Opposite it, also, is the Masonic Temple, formerly the 
first normal school in America. 

Five minutes' walk up Hancock Street, to the right of the Com- 
mon, is the interesting old parsonage known as the Hancock-Clarke 
house, built in 1698 by Rev. John Hancock (grandfather of young 
John Hancock of Boston) and occupied after his death by Rev. 
Jonas Clarke; here the younger Hancock and Samuel Adams were 
sleeping when aroused by Paul Revere. 

Concord (population, 6,461) was so called from the peaceful man- 
ner of its purchase from the Indians in 1636. The Indian name 
"Musketaquid" means grass-grown river. Approaching the town 
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30 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

1775, the Minute Men attacked the retreating British in flank. 
Beyond, at the white cottage on the right, is the original Concord 
grapevine. Next is Hawthorne's "Wayside," now owned by 
" Margaret Sidney," and one-time home of the Alcotts. The 
Alcotts' "Orchard House" is just beyond, set back under the 
trees. On the left, at the Cambridge Turnpike, is Emerson's house 
(white) with its famous library. 

Of the Revolutionary houses opposite the white church, one be- 
longs to the Antiquarian Society, another to T. W. Surette, the 
music critic. The church contains timbers of the old one in which 
the First Provincial Congress was held in 1774. Farther along on 
the left is the Wright Tavern, where Major Pitcairn, stirring his 
toddy on the morning of April 19, boasted that he would stir the 
rebels' blood before night. The old Hill Burying Ground opposite 
contains the oldest gravestone, 1677. 

In a part of the Colonial Inn in the square the Thoreau family 
once lived. In another part war material was stored in 1775. 

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, with the graves of Emerson, Haw- 
thorne, Thoreau, and the Alcotts, and French's beautiful Melvin 
Memorial, lies beyond on Bedford Street, which starts from the 
east side of the Square, next the Town Hall. 

Going out Monument Street towards the battleground, in the 
same direction taken by the British troops, we see at length on the 
right, opposite the Old Manse, the Jones house (1644) showing in 
the ell, between the door and the window, the hole made by a 
British bullet. Along the ridge behind the house the American 
soldiers fell back to the battleground before the advance of the 
British troops, who kept to the road. In the Old Manse, built in 
1765 by Rev. William Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson boarded 
with his grandparents, 1834-35, and there wrote "Nature." Haw- 
thorne occupied the house, 1842-46, and there wrote his "Mosses 
from an Old Manse." 



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Turning down the avenue of pines and firs on the left, we come 
to the North Bridge (concrete, 1909) over the Concord River, with 
French's " Minute Man" marking the spot where 

Once the embattled farmers stood, 

And fired the shot heard round the world. 



The British soldiers were on the east side of the river. Two are 
buried near where they fell. Upon the retreat of the British to 
Lexington and Boston the Americans took a bridle path behind the 
ridge to Meriam's Corner, in the endeavor to cut off the retreat. 

Returning to the square we find, built into the house on Main 
Street on the right beyond the bank, the old Block House. Two 
houses beyond is the old Shephard's Tavern. Opposite is the 
Library (Sarah R. Bartlett, Librarian) which contains many ob- 
jects of interest, and has a remarkably extensive collection of books 
by Concord authors. 

In the house with the pillars, on the right, belonging to the Hoar 
family, lives Samuel Merwin. The brown house on the left at 
Belknap Street was once the home of the American Jane Austin. 
The Thoreau-Alcott house, where Thoreau and, later, Bronson 
Alcott, spent their declining years and died, is second from this. A 
half mile up Elm Street lived Frank B. Sanborn, author and friend 
of John Brown. Allen French's home is on Nashawtuc Road. 

Out on Sudbury Road, which crosses Thoreau Street, Daniel 
Chester French long had a studio. Two miles south on Thoreau 
Street is Thoreau's Lake Walden. 

Waltham (population, 30,915). The largest watch factory in 
the world, that of the Waltham Watch Company, is located here, 
and more watches are made in Waltham than in any other place in 
the world. Here also we find the cotton mills of the Boston Manu- 
facturing Company, where, in 1813, all the processes of manufac- 



32 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

turing cotton cloth were first performed in the United States under 
one roof. 

The Waltham Social Library, predecessor of the Waltham Pub- 
lic Library, was established in 1799. The present library, with 
about 60,000 volumes (Orlando C. Davis, Librarian), is housed in 
a remarkably beautiful and at the same time very practical build- 
ing in the Colonial style, built in 1915. 

Watertown (population, 21,457), founded in 1630, was the first 
inland town settled in New England. Out of its original territory 
Weston and Waltham were formed, as well as parts of Lincoln, 
Cambridge and Belmont. The town at present is only about three 
miles in length from east to west and scarcely a mile in width. The 
Provincial Congress met here, April to July, 1775, and here the 
General Court was organized and sat from July, 1775, to November, 
1776, and again in June, 1778. 

On Main Street, near the Waltham line, stands the Abraham 
Browne house, built between 1630 and 1640. On Marshall Street 
is the Marshall Fowle house, in which a reception was given to 
Martha Washington when she was on her way to join General 
Washington in Cambridge. General Warren spent the flight before 
the Battle of Bunker Hill in this house. 

Mention of a " social library" is made as early as 1799. Later 
there were district school libraries and several circulating libraries. 
The Free Public Library of Watertown was organized in 1868. 
The present building was erected in 1883, part of the money being 
raised by contributions and the rest appropriated by the town; 
in 1898 an addition was given by Mr. Hollis Hunnewell of Welles- 
ley. The Library (Lydia W. Masters, Librarian) has 46,223 vol- 
umes. 

The United States Arsenal has been located here since 1816. 
There are now 87 buildings in the arsenal, five of which were built 
before 1821. The principal products of the arsenal are steel, iron, 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 33 

and non-ferrous castings, forgings for guns, high explosive and 
armor-piercing projectiles, anti-aircraft gun carriages, heavy mobile 
gun carriages, barbette and disappearing carriages for seacoast 
guns up to and including 16 inches caliber. The Arsenal has chem- 
ical and physical laboratories for the development of ordnance. 

Perkins Institution for the Blind, founded in Boston in 1829, 
came to Watertown in 1912. It has 268 pupils and a library of 
16,000 books in raised characters; it circulates these books to any 
part of the United States and Canada. 

Watertown is now a manufacturing town, with factories making 
woolen goods, rubber goods, automobiles, carpet linings, stoves, 
etc. Notwithstanding its size (its population is somewhat larger 
than that of Boise, Idaho), it still remains under town meeting 
government. 

Mount Auburn Cemetery lies between Watertown and Cam- 
bridge and will be seen upon the right. Many famous people are 
burried here, among them Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes, Phillips 
Brooks, W. E. Channing, Parkman, Agassiz, Edwin Booth, 
Margaret Fuller, Charlotte Cushman, and Mary Baker Eddy. 

Cambridge (population, 118,000). A quarter of a mile beyond 
Mount Auburn, Elmwood, formerly the home of James Russell 
Lowell, is seen on the left. Half a mile beyond, on Brattle Street, 
the next parallel street to the left, is Craigie House, Washington's 
headquarters in 1775 and the home of Longfellow from 1844 to his 
death. At the corner of Brattle and Mason streets (left) are the 
buildings of the Episcopal Theological School (Edith D. Fuller, 
Librarian). On the right, corner of Mason and Garden streets, 
near the Washington Elm, are seven of the eleven buildings of 
Radcliffe College. The four dormitories are on Shepard Street. 
Library, 48,000 volumes (Rose Sherman, Librarian). Graduate 
students have practically the full privileges of Harvard College 
Library; the undergraduates a more limited use. Continuing down 



34 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

Garden Street we pass on the right Christ Church (Episcopal, 
built in 1761), the old Cambridge Burying Ground, and the First 
Parish Church (Unitarian), and on the left the buildings of Harvard 
University. This brings us to Harvard Square, the terminus of the 
Cambridge subway trains from Park Street, Boston (eight minutes' 
ride), and transfer station for Newton and other suburban points. 
Harvard Square may also be reached from Park Street, Boston, in 
twenty-five minutes by subway trolley, transferring at Massa- 
chusetts station to surface trolley over Harvard Bridge, passing 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On the building at the 
corner of Dunster Street is a tablet indicating the site of the press 
of Stephen Daye, the first printer in British America. 

The founding of Boston, Cambridge and Harvard College was 
practically contemporaneous; Boston in 1630, Cambridge in 1631, 
Harvard College in 1636. 

The Cambridge Public Library (Thomas H. Cummings, Libra- 
rian) is about five minutes' walk from Harvard Square, on Broad- 
way. It contains over 110,000 volumes, including a special collec- 
tion of books by Cambridge authors. There are four branch 
libraries. Near the Library are the two high schools and the 
Rindge Manual Training School for boys. 

Four important presses are located in Cambridge, namely, River- 
side Press of Houghton, Mifflin Company, Athenaeum Press of 
Ginn & Co., University Press (John Wilson & Son, Inc.), and 
Harvard University Press. 

Harvard University has to-day an enrolment, including the 
summer school, of 7,445 students, with about 900 officers of in- 
struction. The twenty-one departments of the University occupy 
a total area of over 500 acres. Most of the buildings are in Cam- 
bridge and Boston. Five of the buildings in the "Yard" were 
built before the Revolution, i.e., Massachusetts Hall (1720); 
Wadsworth House (1726) ; Holden Chapel (1744) ; Hollis Hall (1763) ; 



GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 35 

and Harvard Hall (1766). At the north corner of the Yard is 
Phillips Brooks House, the center of the religious and charitable 
work of the college; across the street is Hemenway Gymnasium; 
beyond it on the left are the two Law School buildings, Austin and 
Langdell Halls. On the right of the Gymnasium is Lawrence Hall, 
at present the headquarters of the Graduate School of Education; 
beyond this are the new Music Building, Jefferson Physical Lab- 
oratory, Cruft Memorial Laboratory, and Pierce Hall, occupied by 
the Engineering School. Opposite Pierce Hall, on Oxford Street, is 
the University Museum, commonly called the Agassiz Museum. 
This is the center of the college instruction and investigation in 
zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology, and American archaeology 
and ethnology. On the third floor of the botanical section is the 
unique collection of the Blascka glass models of flowers and plants. 
East of the Museum, on Divinity Avenue, are the two buildings of 
the Harvard Divinity School. Northeast of these is the Andover 
Theological Seminary, containing the combined libraries of that in- 
stitution and of the Harvard Divinity School, amounting to over 
100,000 volumes. On the left of Divinity Avenue, as one faces 
towards Memorial Hall (with clock tower) are the Semitic Museum 
and Randall Hall, occupied from 1912 to 1915 by the College Li- 
brary while the Widener Library was building. It is now occupied 
by the Harvard University Press. On the right of Divinity Avenue 
are two modern chemical laboratories, — the Wolcott Gibbs Me- 
morial Laboratory (1912) and the T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., Memo- 
rial Laboratory (1913). The Germanic Museum is on the corner 
of Divinity Avenue, opposite Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall was 
erected as a memorial to the graduates and students who died in the 
Civil War. The western end is used as a dining hall; Sanders 
Theatre, the eastern end, on occasions of academic ceremonial. 
Opposite Memorial Hall is the Fogg Art Museum (Maria H. Dudley, 
Librarian), and beyond it Robinson Hall, occupied by the two 



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schools of Architecture and of Landscape Architecture (Theodora 
Kimball, Librarian). The College Chapel is behind the Fogg Art 
Museum. At the right, in the middle of the "Yard," is University 
Hall, devoted to administrative uses. At the left of the latter is 
the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library (Archibald Cary 
Coolidge, Director of Libraries; William C. Lane, Librarian). A 
special pamphlet, issued for the A. L. A. describing this building 
and the collections of the College Library, is included in the envelope 
of pamphlet guides given to every one registering at Swampscott. 
South of Harvard Square, fronting Charles River, is the group of 
three freshmen dormitories, completed in 1914. During the Sum- 
mer School, one of these is occupied by women students. Across 
the river is Soldiers' Field, with the Stadium. For details about the 
college visitors are referred to the " Official Guide to Harvard Uni- 
versity," edited by the Harvard Memorial Society, 5th edition, 
1917. 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The group of build- 
ings facing the Charles River, at the Cambridge end of Harvard 
Bridge, was dedicated in 1916. When completed the entire struc- 
ture will consist of 34 units connected by corridors. The Library 
and Administration Building form the dominating feature. Sep- 
arate buildings are the Walker Memorial, which is the Institute 
clubhouse, the President's house, and the dormitories. Library, 
135,000 volumes, 50,000 pamphlets and maps (Robert P. Bigelow, 
Librarian). 



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SOUTH SHORE TRIP 

Monday, June 27, 1921 

The term " South Shore" is applied to the coast of Massachusetts 
lying south of Boston Harbor as far as the Cape Cod Canal. 

For the trip to Plymouth and the South Shore, on Monday, June 
27, the automobiles will start from the Public Library, Copley 
Square, and pass through Dartmouth Street to Commonwealth 
Avenue. Turning west on the Avenue, the route lies for a number 
of miles through the park system of Boston, following a series of 
streams and lakes which separate the city from Brookline. In the 
Fenway, one sees, across the water to the left, the Forsyth Dental 
Infirmary, the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Court (Mrs. Gard- 
ner's Venetian palace), and Simmons College. On the right, at 
Jamaica Pond, is the site of the home of Francis Parkman, the 
historian, with a monument by French. Beyond the Pond the 
road skirts the Arnold Arboretum, the famous museum of trees and 
shrubs belonging to Harvard University. From Forest Hills the 
cars proceed by Morton Street, passing between Franklin Park 
(left) and Forest Hills Cemetery (right) to the Lower Mills, the 
site of the earliest development of water power in New England 
(1634) ; here we cross the Neponset River, passing the great choco- 
late factory of Walter Baker & Co. (established in 1765), into the 
old town of Milton. On the left, at the foot of the hill is the Vose 
House, where the " Suffolk Resolves," a sort of prelude to the 
Declaration of Independence, were adopted Sept. 9, 1775. Near 
the top of the hill is (right) the home of Governor Hutchinson, last 



38 GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLACES 

Royal Governor of Massachusetts; across the street is "Governor 
Hutchinson's Field," with a view over Boston Harbor and Mt. 
Wollaston, the earliest settlement in Quincy. 

We are now on the old "Country Way" from Boston to Plym- 
outh. At East Milton we cross the tracks of the New York, New 
Haven & Hartford Railroad system, which at this point runs over 
the old roadbed of the first incorporated railway built in the United 
States. It was constructed in 1826 to haul the granite for Bunker 
Hill Monument from the West Quincy quarries to tidewater three 
miles away. So great was the opposition to taking the necessary 
land by right of eminent domain that the charter was finally ob- 
tained only because of the patriotic object in view. 

The land on the left beyond East Milton is the original grant to 
William and Anne Hutchinson, the site of whose home in Wollaston 
is now marked by a tablet. Half a mile farther we cross old Fur- 
nace Brook, so named for the old iron works in the meadow to the 
right in 1643. A small quantity of iron was found in the vicinity, 
but it never proved to be of much value. A few rods up the hill 
on the right is the ninth milestone of the Country Way — a much 
revered object in Quincy. The 11th and 12th stones, set up about 
1710, will also be seen later. A half mile farther on, at a corner on 
the left, is the old Adams mansion acquired by John Adams in 
1785 and now occupied by his great grandson, Brooks Adams, the 
author. The house was built in 1731 as a summer home by Leonard 
Vassall, a West Indian planter and a Tory. He fled at the out- 
break of the Revolution and the property was sequestrated. 

Straight ahead one block is the old Quincy homestead, better 
known as the "Dorothy Q" house. It is so named^ in memory of 
the girl born here in 1709, and celebrated by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 
a descendant, in a poem of that title. The mansion includes the 
old Coddington farmhouse, probably the oldest structure in New 
England. About 1636 it was the meeting-place of the leaders of the 



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"Antinomian Controversy," the earliest outbreak of freedom of 
thought in New England. Here gathered Rev. John Wheelwright, 
Anne Hutchinson, Sir Harry Vane, William Coddington and many 
another leading spirit of the day. The house has been restored by 
the Society of Colonial Dames, and is maintained by them as a 
museum. 

Two blocks farther down stands Adams Academy, now used as 
a headquarters for the Boy Scouts. It stands on the site of the 
birthplace of John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of 
Independence. A few rods farther on is the 10th milestone of the 
Country Way. 

Just ahead, at the fork in the streets, is the "Stone Temple," 
built in 1828 largely through the generosity of John Adams. This 
church goes back in direct line to the "Chapell of Ease" of which 
John Wheelwright was the first pastor in 1636. In the church is a 
crypt where lie side by side the remains of Quincy's two Presidents, 
John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and their wives. 

Just behind the church is the Thomas Crane Public Library 
(Truman R. Temple, Librarian), erected in 1881. A cut of the 
building is to be seen in the Encyclopedia Britannica, under the 
subject "Architecture." It is given as a typical specimen of H. H. 
Richardson's "manner," which strongly dominated American work 
for a score of years, and to which the editors give very high praise. 
Another point of interest to librarians is the fact that the "Quincy 
system" of education, built up in the 80's by Colonel Parker, and 
widely influential throughout the country, is deemed of sufficient 
importance to be made a class by itself (371.47) in the Dewey 
decimal classification. 

A mile farther on we shall see standing side by side the two little 
red houses which were the birthplaces of two Presidents of the 
United States. Both are maintained as museums and are open 
daily for visitors. A short way ahead we climb Penn's Hill, from 



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which Abigail Adams with her seven-year-old son watched the 
smoke of the Battle of Bunker Hill. A cairn now marks the spot. 

The next three towns through which we shall pass have peculiar 
charms of their own, most of which arise from their unmistakable 
suggestions of the past. Weymouth (population, 15,057), the 
first, is the oldest town excepting only Plymouth, and the only one 
to retain its original boundaries. The buccaneer Weston made the 
first settlement here in 1622 at the point called Wessagussett. A 
little later at the same spot occurred the only fight that Myles 
Standish had with the Indians, when he killed Wituwamet single- 
handed, and nipped in the bud a plot that had for its object the 
extinction of the Plymouth settlement. 

We shall pass Arnold's Tavern, where met the Committee of 
Safety in the troublous days before the Revolution. Directly across 
the street from it is an unusually fine specimen of Colonial house. 
Farther down the street we shall see the Old North Church, 
" gathered" in 1623. Here preached William Smith, to whose home 
came wooing lawyer John Adams. Family pride ran high in those 
days, and an Adams was not thought worthy of a Smith. So the 
young man was not allowed to stable his horse but compelled to 
tie it to a tree. Fortunately the fair Abigail knew her own mind, 
and thus became the wife of one President and the mother of 
another. As we pass under the railroad just beyond the church to 
the right we shall see a yellow house on a corner where Abigail 
Adams was born. The original house has been removed to a 
near-by site, and is still standing. Library, 31,258 volumes (Abbie 
L. Loud, Librarian). 

Hingham (population, 5,604) has a wealth of beautiful streets 
and historic homes. By far the most interesting building is the 
"Old Ship" church, built in 1681. There are said to be four 
churches in this country built in the seventeenth century which are 
still used for worship; this is the oldest. The Town Mill, bearing 



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date of 1643, is still standing near by. It will be of especial interest 
to those who have never seen a mill turned by the ebb and flow of 
the tides. Library, 16,978 volumes (Albert L. Stephenson, Li- 
brarian) . From Hingham to Cohasset the route lies over the Jerusa- 
lem Road, which skirts a fine rock shore. To the southeast may be 
seen Minot's Light, one of the best known along the coast. 

Cohasset (population, 2,639) presents an unusually fine specimen 
of the New England "town common," — a wide expanse of green, 
beautifully shaded, with a road on each side and a fine old church 
in the center. Down on the shore has been erected a monument 
with a tablet which gives Capt. John Smith's own description of 
his visit to this place in 1614. His spelling of the name is "Quono- 
hasset." Library, 17,467 volumes (Sarah B. Collier, Librarian). 

Two miles below is North Scituate (Pierce Memorial Library, 
5,150 volumes, Mary L. Lee, Librarian), a village of the town 
of Scituate (population, 2,534; Allen Memorial Library, 3,500 
volumes, Edith A. Manson, Librarian), where Bound Brook marks 
the ancient line between Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay (Boston) 
colonies. We shall soon see on the left the great flagpole and 
Norman chime tower marking the estate of Thomas W. Lawson, 
of " Frenzied finance" fame. The tower conceals the town's water 
reservoir. A mile or so farther on we pass between the "wide- 
spreading pond" (right) and "the mill that stood by it" (left), for 
a few hundred feet away (but not in sight from our road) is still to 
be seen the well curb where hung the Old Oaken Bucket that in- 
spired Samuel Woodworth to compose his time-honored poem. 

The Country Way will lead us away from the more direct State 
road at Marshfield (population, 1,725) past the estate where Daniel 
Webster built his home and spent his later years. A more modern 
house has been built in place of the original which was destroyed 
by fire. The estate is still beautiful. At the north end is a small 
cemetery where lies the body of the statesman. A mile farther on 



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is the Isaac Winslow house, of great age, now maintained as a 
museum. It is built on the land originally granted Governor 
Winslow and very near the site of the house originally built by him. 
Two public libraries: Ventress Free Library at Marshfield Center, 
5,160 volumes (Josephine A. Baker, Librarian) ; Clift Rodgers 
Free Library at Marshfield Hills, 2,000 volumes (Marjorie Purdy, 
Librarian) . 

In Duxbury (population, 1,921) we shall pass up a long grade at 
the top of which stands a long barnlike structure which is the oldest 
store in New England. In Duxbury still stands the house built 
by the first John Alden, in which he died. It is now maintained by 
the Alden Kindred, of whom there are about 3,000. John Alden 
the eighth occupies it and will show you children to the fourth 
generation creeping about the floor who will insure the perpetuation 
of the line. Library 10,500 volumes (Sara B. Higgins, Librarian). 

The most prominent landmark in Duxbury is the "Captain's 
Monument," on the hill where Myles Standish loved to sit and 
look out over the bay. At the foot of the hill is the little church- 
yard where the first meeting-house was erected and where Standish 
and his family are buried. There are no stones in the middle of the 
yard. The oldest stone bears the date of 1697, due to the fact 
±hat no stones were inscribed previous to that date. The original 
markers of the Captain's grave are two jagged uncut rocks not more 
than eight inches high. 

Kingston (population, 2,505) possesses more houses of the orig- 
inal Pilgrims than Plymouth itself. As soon as it was safe to do so 
the first settlers came out there in order to get more land. No house 
now standing is more closely connected with Pilgrim history than 
the Bradford home erected there in 1674 and still standing. In 
this house for twenty-five years reposed the priceless "Narrative 
of the Beginnings of New Plimoth." During King Philip's War 
the house was plundered and set on fire by the Indians, but fortu- 



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nately the fire was extinguished. We shall pass this house, as well 
as the spot where a huge boulder and tablet mark the site of the 
home of Governor Bradford. Library, 10,330 volumes (Jennie C. 
McLauthlen, Librarian). 

Plymouth (population, 13,045) extends her hospitality to the 
American Library Association. The entire summer is set aside for 
the observance of the three hundredth anniversary of the landing 
of the Pilgrims. About seventy historical buildings and spots have 
been plainly marked for the convenience of the visitors, each one 
numbered for easy identification. Guides will be available, also 
printed information, so that every one may make his own Pilgrim 
tour. 

Pilgrim Hall is the most interesting building, for here are kept 
the relics of the early days. Among them are the armchairs of 
Governor Carver and Elder Brewster; Myles Standish's great iron 
dinner pot and platter; his sword, captured by the Saracens from 
the Persians at Jerusalem in 637, which probably came down to 
him from the Crusaders; John Alden's Bible, John Eliot's Indian 
Bible, and a "Breeches" Bible; and the cradle of Peregrine ("Pil- 
grim") White, the baby born on the "Mayflower." Just inside 
the door, from the curator's office, is a steel safe containing Gov. 
William Bradford's Bible, printed at Geneva in 1592. The building 
was erected in 1824 and remodeled in 1880. 

The National Monument (1888) stands on a hill overlooking the 
town. It is built of granite and is 81 feet high. On the main ped- 
estal stands the figure of Faith, the largest and finest specimen of 
granite statuary in the world. 

Upon the four buttresses, which project from the main pedestal, 
are seated the figures of Freedom, Morality, Education, and Law, 
symbolical of the principles upon which the Commonwealth was 
founded. Beneath these figures are alto-reliefs, representing scenes 
from the history of the Pilgrims: "The Departure from Delft 



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Haven," " Signing the Compact," "The Landing at Plymouth," 
and "The First Treaty with the Indians." 

A park is being created along the water front, surrounding the 
Rock, and extending from Town Brook to Brewster Street. The 
old canopy, covering the Rock, has been removed, and a new por- 
tico, the gift of the Society of Colonial Dames, will be erected. 
Above the Rock is Cole's Hill, the first burial place of the Pilgrims. 
In the center of the hill a marble sarcophagus is placed by the 
Society of Mayflower Descendants. Inside of this are the bones of 
the Pilgrims, one time taken from the hill and put in the top of 
the canopy which formerly, covered the Rock. 

From this point and from Burial Hill, the monument at Province- 
town, twenty-five miles away, may be seen on a clear day. Man- 
omet is the range of misty blue hills stretching into the bay on the 
right, while on the left is the view of Kingston and Duxbury, with 
Captain's Hill and the monument to Myles Standish. On the right 
of Cole's Hill is the first street, Leyden Street, which extends from 
the harbor to Burial Hill. Here the Pilgrims built their first houses, 
made of logs and mortar with thatched roofs and windows of oiled 
paper. 

Town Square is at the upper end of Leyden Street and at the 
foot of Burial Hill. A bronze tablet marks the site where Governor 
Bradford's house stood. Above this is the Congregational Church, 
known as the "Church of the Pilgrimage," erected in 1840. Oppo- 
site is the Town House, built in 1749. At the head of the Square 
stands the First Church (Unitarian), a memorial to the Pilgrims, 
built by contributions sent from all over the country. This is the 
site of the first "Meeting House" and is open to visitors. 

Just above Town Square is Burial Hill, where those who survived 
the first winter are buried. Here stood the Old Fort and Watch 
Tower, overlooking the bay. From here can be seen Clark's Island, 
where the Pilgrims spent their first Sunday, Saquish, and "The 



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Gurnet" lighthouse. Near the entrance to Burial Hill is Governor 
Bradford's monument. On a path near the rear entrance to the 
hill is the oldest stone — that of Edward Gray, 1681, and near the 
head of this path is a stone to William Crowe, 1683-84. Among 
other old stones are those of Thomas Clark, John Cotton, John How- 
land, and Dr. Francis LeBaron, the " Nameless Nobleman." At 
the rear entrance to Burial Hill is an exact replica of the old powder 
house, used at the time of the Revolution. This is made of revolu- 
tionary brick, and was a gift of the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion. 

At the foot of Burial Hill, on the south side, flows Town Brook, 
adding much beauty to the landscape as well as furnishing valuable 
water power to many factories. Along the banks the Pilgrims built 
their first dwelling-houses. Here are the "meersteads," the name 
given to the plots of land bordering the Brook. 

The Harlow house is one of the oldest houses remaining in Plym- 
outh which stood within the lifetime of any of those who came in 
the "Mayflower." At the end of King Philip's War the fort on 
Burial Hill was demolished, and Sergeant Harlow obtained the 
timbers with which he erected this house in 1677. For two hundred 
and forty-four years it was owned by the Harlow family, but now 
belongs to the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. 

A few doors from Pilgrim Hall, on the tract of land once granted 
to Myles Standish, stands the Antiquarian House, built in 1809, 
now owned by the Antiquarian Society. It is furnished in the style 
of the period, with beautiful old furniture, china, glass, and cos- 
tumes. This is open to visitors, as are also the Howland house, 
built in 1666, and the Harlow house. 

On Winslow Street is the Winslow house, built in 1754 by 
Edward Winslow, the great-grandson of Governor Winslow. It 
was here that Ralph Waldo Emerson was married to Miss Lydia 
Jackson. 



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The Plymouth Public Library, 16,382 volumes (Lilian C. Kerr, 
Librarian), is situated on North Street, not far from the Rock. 
There is also a public library in Manomet, part of Plymouth; 
1,876 volumes (Emma M. Bartlett, Librarian). 

Plymouth to-day is a commercial town; its industries rank among 
the foremost in the country. The finest woolens in America are 
made here. The Plymouth Cordage Company is the largest in the 
world, employing about 2,000 people; its product is the standard 
by which all other ropes are measured. A new building has just 
been erected to be used as headquarters for the visiting public. 
In the auditorium a motion picture film will be put on every day 
showing how rope and binder twine are made. The production of 
hemp, both in the Philippines and in Mexico, is particularly inter- 
esting from an educational point of view. The company maintains 
the housing for the employees, a nurses' home, a kindergarten, and 
the Loring Reading Room, where books and periodicals in many 
different languages are much appreciated by the employees. 



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OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST IN GREATER 
BOSTON 

Not Visited on the Foregoing Trips 

Belmont (population, 10,749). An attractive suburb of homes. 
Library, 19,047 volumes (Lucy D. Luard, Librarian). Boston & 
Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston. 

Brookline (population, 37,748). Largest American municipality 
still under town-meeting government. Valuation over $100,000,000. 
Many fine estates. Model modern library, 100,622 volumes (Louisa 
M. Hooper, Librarian). Trolley from Park Street, Boston, or 
Boston & Albany Railroad, Highland Branch, from South Station, 
Boston. 

Chelsea (population, 43,184). Manufacturing city. Great fire 
of 1908 destroyed 287 acres and rendered 16,000 people homeless; 
loss, $17,000,000. Large foreign population. United States Naval 
Hospital. Library has Carnegie building, 21,562 volumes (Esther 
C. Johnson, Librarian). Trolley from Lynn or from Scollay Square, 
Boston; or Boston & Maine Railroad from Swampscott or Lynn 
or North Station, Boston. 

Dedham (population, 10,792). One of the oldest towns near 
Boston. Fairbanks House (1636) said to be oldest wooden house 
in America. Many fine homes, both Colonial and modern. County 
seat of Norfolk County. Library, 28,686 volumes (Anna P. Rol- 
land, Librarian). New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad 
from South Station, Boston. 

Everett (population, 40,120). Manufacturing city; also a resi- 
dence suburb for Boston. Revere Beach Boulevard passes through 



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outskirts of Everett. Two public libraries, — Frederick E. Parlin 
Memorial, 32,520 volumes (Elizabeth H. Furst, Librarian), and 
Shute Memorial (North Everett), 12,184 volumes (Gertrude L. 
Smith, Librarian). Northern terminus of Boston Elevated Rail- 
way; also reached by trolley from Lynn or by Boston & Maine 
Railroad from Swampscott, Lynn or Boston. 

Maiden (population, 49,103). The Library is one of H. H. 
Richardson's beautiful Romanesque buildings (1885, with later 
additions) ; 75,407 volumes (Herbert W. Fison, Librarian). Boston & 
Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston, or trolley from Everett. 

Medford (population, 39,038). Settled in 1629; now a suburban 
city, largely residential. Roy all House (1738) fine example of 
Colonial mansion house. Craddock House built in 1638. Tufts 
College is in Medford; library, 80,000 volumes (Ethel M. Hayes, 
Librarian). Public Library interesting as an adaptation of a former 
residence to library uses, and for separate building housing children's 
library; 57,789 volumes (Abby L. Sargent, Librarian). Boston 
& Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston, or trolley from 
Sullivan Square station of Elevated. 

Melrose (population, 18,204). Typical Boston suburb of homes. 
Birthplace of Geraldine Farrar (pronounced Far'rar). Library has 
Carnegie building; 22,725 volumes (Elsie Hatch, Librarian). Trol- 
ley from Lynn via Saugus Center, or Boston & Maine Railroad 
from North Station, Boston. 

Milton (population, 9,382). Residence suburb, mainly of well- 
to-do homes. Valuation over $20,000,000. Home of Walter Baker 
chocolate. Library, 31,441 volumes (Carrie S. Allen, Librarian). 
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (Milton Branch), from 
South Station, Boston, or trolley from Dudley Street station of 
Elevated. 

Needham (population, 7,012). Residential and manufacturing 
town. Library, 18,457 volumes (Grace W. Thompson, Librarian). 



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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (Needham Circuit) 
from South Station, Boston. 

Newton (population, 46,054). Principally a residential city, 
typical of Greater Boston. Extensive area, including so many dis- 
tinct settlements (Newton, Newton Centre, Newtonville, West 
Newton, Waban, Auburndale, and others) that strangers must take 
special care in going to any one. The Free Library, located at 
Newton proper, has an extensive branch system and house-to-house 
delivery of books; 108,788 volumes (Harold T. Dougherty, Li- 
brarian). Nearly all "the Newtons" may be reached by the Boston 
& Albany Railroad (either main line or branches). Newton proper 
may also be reached by trolley from Harvard Square, Cambridge 
subway, or Park Street, Boston, and from there trolleys run to all 
the Newtons. 

Norwood (population, 12,627). An attractive suburb, chiefly 
known as the home of the Norwood and Plimpton presses. First 
Massachusetts town to adopt town manager government. Library, 
22,903 volumes (Jane A. Hewett, Librarian). New York, New 
Haven & Hartford Railroad from South Station, Boston. 

Peabody (population, 19,552). America's greatest tannery 
center. Population one-half foreign born. Birthplace of George 
Peabody. Peabody Institute Library, 48,978 volumes (John E. 
Keefe, Librarian). Eben Dale Sutton Reference Library, 4,629 
volumes (Frances M. Carroll, Librarian). Trolley from Lynn or 
Salem, or Boston & Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston. 

Reading (population, 7,439). One of the older towns, with dig- 
nified old-time and modern homes. Library has Carnegie building, 
in many ways a small-town model; 10,265 volumes (Bertha L. 
Brown, Librarian). Boston & Maine Railroad from North Station, 
Boston, or trolley from Everett. 

Somerville (population, 93,091). A suburban residential city 
of restricted area but dense population. Contiguous with Boston. 



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Library has Carnegie building and three branches, two of which 
are Carnegie buildings. Central building an excellent specimen of 
the modern public library planned for efficient service; 114,993 
volumes (George Hill Evans, Librarian; Sam Walter Foss was 
librarian here from 1898 to his death in 1911). Central Library 
stands upon site of a Revolutionary fort in which were confined the 
Hessian prisoners taken at Burgoyne's surrender. Various trolley 
lines reach different parts of Somerville from different parts of 
Boston. For the Central Library take cars marked Highland 
Avenue from Park Street, Boston, or on Elevated structure in front 
of North Station, Boston. 

Stoneham (population, 7,873). Shoe manufacturing the prin- 
cipal industry. The greater part of the beautiful State reservation 
known as the Middlesex Fells, with charming Spot Pond (in reality 
a sizable lake), is in Stoneham. Library has attractive Carnegie 
building, 10,280 volumes (Albert F. Buck, Librarian). Boston & 
Maine Railroad (Stoneham Branch), from North Station, Boston, 
or trolley from Lynn via Saugus Center and Melrose. 

Wakefield (population, 13,025). Famous for its rattan furni- 
ture industry. Library, 20,006 volumes (H. Gertrude Lee, Libra- 
rian). Boston & Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston, or 
trolley from Everett. 

Wellesley (population, 6,224). A particularly pleasing residen- 
tial suburb, the seat of Wellesley College; library, 91,338 volumes 
(Ethel D. Roberts, Librarian). Dana Hall, a school for girls, is 
also located here. Public Library, 21,679 volumes (Gertrude Whit- 
temore, Acting Librarian). Boston & Albany Railroad from South 
Station, Boston. 

Weston (population, 2,282). One of the oldest and also one of 
the most attractive towns of this region. Library, 24,962 volumes 
(Maude M. Pennock, Librarian). Boston & Maine Railroad from 
North Station, Boston. 



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Winchester (population, 10,485). A suburb of fine homes, 
mostly modern. Beautifully situated between the Middlesex Fells 
and the Mystic Lakes. Library, 24,539 volumes, at present occu- 
pies one wing of Town Hall (Cora A. Quimby, Librarian) . Boston 
& Maine Railroad from North Station, Boston, or trolley from 
Sullivan. Square station of Elevated, via Medford Square. 

Winthrop (population, 15,455). Located on a peninsula which 
forms the northern boundary of Boston Harbor. Famous for its 
surf in winter storms. Modern library building, 14,734 volumes 
(Dorothy L. Kinney, Librarian). Reached by shore boulevard 
from Swampscott, or by Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad 
("Narrow Gauge") from Lynn or from Rowe's Wharf, Boston. 

Woburn (population, 16,574). Small suburban city with an 
interesting history dating from 1640. Birthplace of Benjamin 
Thompson, Count Rumford, and original home of the Baldwin 
apple. Leather manufacturing the principal industry. Public Li- 
brary is a fine example of H. H. Richardson's Romanesque (1878); 
51,592 volumes (W. N. Seaver, Librarian). Another public library 
at North Woburn, the Eunice Thompson Memorial; 2,066 volumes 
(Andrew R. Linscott, Librarian). Boston & Maine Railroad from 
North Station, Boston, or trolley from Sullivan Square station of 
Elevated, via Medforcl Square. 



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A FEW HELPFUL GUIDES AND READABLE BOOKS 

ABOUT BOSTON AND EASTERN 

NEW ENGLAND 

Bacon, E. M. Boston: A Guide Book. Ginn & Co. 1916. 

Literary Pilgrimages in New England. Silver, Burdett. (Cop. 1902.) 

Walks and Rides in the Country about Boston, covering 36 Cities and 

Towns. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1892. 
Brigham, A. T. Cape Cod and the Old Colony. Putnam. 1920. 
Crawford, M. C. Old Boston Days and Ways. Little, Brown & Co. 

1913. 

Romantic Days in Old Boston. Little, Brown & Co. 1910. 

■ St. Botolph's Town. Page & Co. 1908. 

Drake, S. A. Historic Mansions and Highways about Boston. Little, 

Brown & Co. 1899. 
French, Allen, and L. G. Hornby. Old Concord. Little, Brown & Co. 

1915. 
Garrett, E. H. The Pilgrim Shore. Little, Brown & Co. 1900. 

Romance and Reality of the Puritan Coast. Little, Brown & Co. 

1902. 
Hawthorne, Hildegarde. Old Seaport Towns of New England. Dodd, 

Mead & Co. 1916. 
Lacock, J. K. Boston and Vicinity. (Guide to Landmarks.) Perry and 

Elliott. 1917. 
Rand, McNally Boston Guide. Rand, McNally & Co. (Cop. 1920.) 
Rothery, A. E. The Old Coast Road. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1920. 
Sargent, P. E. Handbook of New England. Published by the author. 

1917. 
Shackleton, Robert. Book of Boston. Penn Publishing Company. 

1916. 
Swayne, J. L. Story of Concord. E. F. Worcester. 1906. 
Swift, Lindsay. Literary Landmarks of Boston. Houghton, Mifflin Co. 

1903. 



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